- RBA
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* New Jersey
* Statewide
* NJNJ0703.28
* March 28, 2007
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- Birds Mentioned
+ Black Brant
+ Eared Grebe
+ (Details requested by NJBRC)
.
American Kestrel
American Woodcock
Eurasian Green-winged Teal
Eurasian Wigeon
Fox Sparrow
Great Cormorant
Iceland Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Long-tailed Duck
Pileated Woodpecker
Pine Warbler
Redhead
Red-necked Grebe
Rough-legged Hawk
Rusty Blackbird
Short-eared Owl
White-winged Scoter
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
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- Transcript
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hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon
number: (732) 872-2595
to report: (732) 872-2500
compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory
URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/
.
This is Scott Barnes with the Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society for
Wednesday March 28 with reports of BLACK BRANT, COMMON TEAL, EARED
GREBE, seasonal and local reports of interest, and announcements.
.
A BLACK BRANT was viewed at Sandy Hook’s Spermaceti Cove Mar 26.
Also at the hook this week were 500+ LONG-TAILED DUCKS, 40+ GREAT
CORMORANTS, and 20+ AMERICAN WOODCOCKS. A good hawk flight Mar 27
included 42 AMERICAN KESTRELS. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy
Hook is available at Sandy Hook Bird Observatory; check the sightings
log there for daily reports.
.
A COMMON TEAL (a.k.a. EURASIAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL) was found at
Brigantine NWR near the gull pond tower Mar 25. A EURASIAN WIGEON
was also observed at Brig that day.
.
An EARED GREBE was reported from the end of Cedar Run Dock Rd in
Ocean County Mar 25 & 28. Birders are cautioned to look closely at
molting Podiceps grebes and note the exact bill shape and structure
when differentiating Eared from Horned Grebes during March and April.
.
Palmyra Cove Nature Park hosted 2 ICELAND GULLS and a LESSER BLACK-
BACKED GULL Mar 25.
.
A RED-NECKED GREBE was found off the National Park dredge spoils in
Gloucester County Mar 25.
.
A WHITE-WINGED SCOTER was noted at Round Valley Reservoir Mar 23.
Also in Hunterdon County was a SHORT-EARED OWL at Spruce Run
Reservoir Mar 28.
.
Migrants noted at Garret Mountain Mar 23 included YELLOW-BELLIED
SAPSUCKER, PILEATED WOODPECKER, PINE WARBLER, 21 FOX SPARROWS, and 13
RUSTY BLACKBIRDS.
.
A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was observed at Roy Rd near Wallkill River NWR
Mar 24. REDHEADS continued at Swartswood Lake this week as well.
.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The Sandy Hook Migration Watch welcomes visitors and is open to the
public daily. The annual count of migratory birds is conducted at
the North Pond Observation Deck adjacent to parking area K. For more
information see www.njaudubon.org/
.
Your help is needed! The New Jersey Audubon Society is currently
recruiting volunteers for bird surveys in grassland and Piedmont
areas of the state through our Citizen Science Program. Participants
must have prior experience in bird identification and be willing to
commit one weekend day in April for training and 2 to 4 days for
surveys. For more information about grassland surveys contact Mike
Bisignano at 908-766-5787 or mike.bisignano at njaudubon.org For
more information about Piedmont Surveys please contact Nellie
Tsipoura at 908- 837-9063 or nellie.tsipoura at njaudubon.org
.
The Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society is a weekly report on birding
in New Jersey written by Scott Barnes and/or Pete Bacinski. To
report birds please call 732-872-2500. Please send documentation of
Review List species (photos, field sketches, and/or written
descriptions) to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at 91 Sycamore
Lane, Skillman NJ 08558. Thanks for calling and reporting.
.
- End Transcript
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* New Jersey
* Statewide
* NJNJ0703.28
* March 28, 2007
.
- Birds Mentioned
+ Black Brant
+ Eared Grebe
+ (Details requested by NJBRC)
.
American Kestrel
American Woodcock
Eurasian Green-winged Teal
Eurasian Wigeon
Fox Sparrow
Great Cormorant
Iceland Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Long-tailed Duck
Pileated Woodpecker
Pine Warbler
Redhead
Red-necked Grebe
Rough-legged Hawk
Rusty Blackbird
Short-eared Owl
White-winged Scoter
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
.
- Transcript
.
hotline: Voice of NJ Audubon
number: (732) 872-2595
to report: (732) 872-2500
compilers: Pete Bacinski and Scott Barnes, Sandy Hook Bird Observatory
URL: http://www.njaudubon.org/
.
This is Scott Barnes with the Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society for
Wednesday March 28 with reports of BLACK BRANT, COMMON TEAL, EARED
GREBE, seasonal and local reports of interest, and announcements.
.
A BLACK BRANT was viewed at Sandy Hook’s Spermaceti Cove Mar 26.
Also at the hook this week were 500+ LONG-TAILED DUCKS, 40+ GREAT
CORMORANTS, and 20+ AMERICAN WOODCOCKS. A good hawk flight Mar 27
included 42 AMERICAN KESTRELS. A free, detailed birding map of Sandy
Hook is available at Sandy Hook Bird Observatory; check the sightings
log there for daily reports.
.
A COMMON TEAL (a.k.a. EURASIAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL) was found at
Brigantine NWR near the gull pond tower Mar 25. A EURASIAN WIGEON
was also observed at Brig that day.
.
An EARED GREBE was reported from the end of Cedar Run Dock Rd in
Ocean County Mar 25 & 28. Birders are cautioned to look closely at
molting Podiceps grebes and note the exact bill shape and structure
when differentiating Eared from Horned Grebes during March and April.
.
Palmyra Cove Nature Park hosted 2 ICELAND GULLS and a LESSER BLACK-
BACKED GULL Mar 25.
.
A RED-NECKED GREBE was found off the National Park dredge spoils in
Gloucester County Mar 25.
.
A WHITE-WINGED SCOTER was noted at Round Valley Reservoir Mar 23.
Also in Hunterdon County was a SHORT-EARED OWL at Spruce Run
Reservoir Mar 28.
.
Migrants noted at Garret Mountain Mar 23 included YELLOW-BELLIED
SAPSUCKER, PILEATED WOODPECKER, PINE WARBLER, 21 FOX SPARROWS, and 13
RUSTY BLACKBIRDS.
.
A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was observed at Roy Rd near Wallkill River NWR
Mar 24. REDHEADS continued at Swartswood Lake this week as well.
.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The Sandy Hook Migration Watch welcomes visitors and is open to the
public daily. The annual count of migratory birds is conducted at
the North Pond Observation Deck adjacent to parking area K. For more
information see www.njaudubon.org/
.
Your help is needed! The New Jersey Audubon Society is currently
recruiting volunteers for bird surveys in grassland and Piedmont
areas of the state through our Citizen Science Program. Participants
must have prior experience in bird identification and be willing to
commit one weekend day in April for training and 2 to 4 days for
surveys. For more information about grassland surveys contact Mike
Bisignano at 908-766-5787 or mike.bisignano at njaudubon.org For
more information about Piedmont Surveys please contact Nellie
Tsipoura at 908- 837-9063 or nellie.tsipoura at njaudubon.org
.
The Voice of New Jersey Audubon Society is a weekly report on birding
in New Jersey written by Scott Barnes and/or Pete Bacinski. To
report birds please call 732-872-2500. Please send documentation of
Review List species (photos, field sketches, and/or written
descriptions) to the New Jersey Bird Records Committee at 91 Sycamore
Lane, Skillman NJ 08558. Thanks for calling and reporting.
.
- End Transcript